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MTV - Body Rock
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780738921990
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 0738921998
Label: Sony
Languages: English (Original Language),
Manufacturer: Sony
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony
Release Date: December 26, 2000
Running Time: 50 minutes
Studio: Sony
Editorial Review:
The title (Body Rock) and video cover (showing Olympic high jumper Amy Acuff and promising "fashionably fit aerobics") are deceptive. First, this is a cardio kickboxing workout, and the leader is trainer Allan Aranzamendez, not Acuff (who is just one of the class participants, although she does talk from time to time). Aranzamendez preteaches the moves during the warm- up, giving us the basics of jabs and kicks, but no technique instructions or safety precautions. Then he leads a 20-minute cardio segment consisting of a complex routine, teaching it one piece at a time. Many of the moves keep the legs stationary, the upper body and torso moving.
Except for the beginning of the workout, Aranzamendez forgets to reverse the left-right cuing--he cues right when it's our left, and vice versa (the directions are correct for him and his participants, but not for us), which is distracting and makes the patterns harder to follow.
True to the format of an MTV video, the participants are youthful, very fit (showing off bare midriffs and chests to prove it), and good-looking. The video ends with a few minutes of summer makeup and fashion tips (including how to find a swimsuit that fits and flatters). --Joan Price
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Sick of middle-aged workout vids!
I have owned this DVD for a while. I hate doing cardio because it means either boring treadmill or boring videos featuring middle aged women on steps in ugly outfits - or worse the loud obnoxious "fit" man shouting things. This video has none of those things. The absolute best point is really the soundtrack. If you can't stand most workout video music, this one will likely fit your tastes (unless you like death metal, and to my knowledge there is no death metal workout).
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Rating:  - At least you get pumped
Well, I don't think anyone would disagree that Amy Acuff is wasted time and space on the video. I personally like the music and love the workout. The good thing is no matter how much of an idiot as a beginner one is, there is no way in hell you can be worse than Amy. But the pump is a goody and well worth the $8.00 I am spending to get it.
Rating: - best workout ever
This is my favorite video ever and I have been doing workout videos for a long time. To get the bad stuff out of the way, yes Amy is a total spazz and the girl behind Alan apparantely thinks it's a cheerleading video instead of kickboxing.
Now to the good stuff. Most of the dancers (male and female) are really hot and the music is fabulous. Even though it's a couple years old now, I started hearing the songs from it at the trendy stores in Atlanta -it makes me want to go home and work out. ... Read More
Rating:  - DON'T EVEN BOTHER
IT'S VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET INTO THID WORKOUT. I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE I LOVE THE GRIND WORKOUTS, BUT WHAT A DISSAPOINTMENT. FIRST OF ALL THE MUSIC IS HORRIBLE, AND THE CAMERA ANGLES KEEP CHANGING. IT MAKE THE WORKOUT VERY HARD TO FOLLOW CAUSE YOU CAN'T REALLY SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING. ALL AROUND DISAPPOINTMENT
Rating: - Not worth your money.
I bought this DVD because I thought that MTV could put together a fun and exilarating workout video. But the moves are complicated/awkward and they are hard to follow. They don't give you much time to figure them out. And, you are always doing the reverse of everyone. One thing that was aggrevating was when they change a scene, you are expected to keep moving, but the music changes or dissapears for a few seconds. And sometimes, people in the video move offbeat. The editing is horrible. The camera doesn't ... Read More
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